Twelfth Night story
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man.
13 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| infatuation | choice | Orsino, Olivia, and Viola/Cesario all spoke about their romantic feelings; Orsino lectured Cesario on the nature of love |
| gender bending | major | Viola poses as a man and gets wooed by Olivia |
| love triangle | major | Olivia, Viola/Cesario, Orsino |
| romantic courtship | major | Orsino and Cesario discussed how best to go about wooing Olivia. |
| brother and sister | minor | Sebastian and Olivia |
| facing an extraordinary accusation | minor | Malvolio was accused of being mad |
| facing financial ruin | minor | Sir Andrew lamented his desperate lack of funds |
| friendship | minor | Toby and Andrew |
| hospitality | minor | the Steward said his Lady would revoke her hospitality if the rowdy guests did not pipe down |
| manners | minor | the Steward objected to the rowdy manners of his Lady's guests late at night |